Originally Posted By Blacksheep Uncle >>ooh I LOVE kitchy and googie, was just talkin about that during Thanksgiving. There is an old hotel in PS that markets themslves on the fact that they still have the old rat pack martini look with Herman Miller funiture and googie architecture, I wanna stay there!<< Big Thunder, you mean the Ballantine Hotel? <a href="http://www.ballantineshotels.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ballantineshotels.c om/</a> it's a real cool looking place...I don't know if they have tamales though
Originally Posted By Dave >>>we can serve Lisann's wonderful Tamales on this:<<< please define "we" as some of us aren't included in the "we"
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP I'm finally getting back to this thread after a day of errands, so I have to say re: post 29, Sweetie, you get bonus points today!
Originally Posted By FaMulan El Pollo Loco?! << Yeah and they're wrapped in corn husks like they're supposed to be! <a href="http://www.elpolloloco.com/whatsnew/tamales.html" target="_blank">http://www.elpolloloco.com/wha tsnew/tamales.html</a>
Originally Posted By Kala I love the dessert tamales. :9 I wish I knew where to get them here in WA. The ones I had had pineapple in them, they were scrumptious!
Originally Posted By Big Thunder <"Big Thunder, you mean the Ballantine Hotel?"> Blacksheep Uncle: I suppose that's the one? I clciked the link and it does descibe what I read about, there might be a different one similar, either way, the Ballentine will surely work. They may not have tamales, but they have kitchenettes and I have a a tamle cooker Thanks for the link. - - - - - - - - - - >>"please define "we" as some of us aren't included in the "we""<< a PS/googie/tiki/tamale meet would not be the same without Dave
Originally Posted By Elderp Oh the humanity!! You don't what you are missing. Tamales are traditionally northern Mexican food. They are cornmeal mix (called masa) surrounding sometype of meat (unless they are sweet or vegan). This is bundled in the cornhusk and steamed untill the masa is cooked throughly (the meat is pre-cooked).
Originally Posted By wendebird What can I say ElderP, I'm originally from NJ. Taco bell=Mexican over there. Maybe someday I'll get to try one as I don't recall seeing tamales on the Taco Bell menu. BTW, I'm living in northern, northern California now. If I do go to a Mexican restaurant, I tend to stick to things that I know what they are. Like tacos, gorditas, chalupas, etc.
Originally Posted By Elderp Do they have a El Pollo Loco up there? There is one up in Santa Rosa but that is basically as far north as I ever go. Try them one of these days chicken or pork (as long as it isn't the fatty kind) are what I like but any will do.
Originally Posted By Dave Wende, Here some history <a href="http://www.tamarastamales.com/his.tamale.html" target="_blank">http://www.tamarastamales.com/ his.tamale.html</a>
Originally Posted By smedley I'm right with wendebird, I had no idea what you guys were talking about. We don't get such good Mexican food here, it's very Anglasized. They sound good though, so long as they can be made without meat for me. I will now have to try to find somewhere over here that does them. Or wait patiently for my next stateside visit
Originally Posted By disneynafrica <<<<<< never (knowingly) had a tamale. They sound good though. But unless someone knows where I could try them here in Cape Town, I too will have to wait till I get back to S. California to have my first bite! Oh well, maybe I could try making them but over here they would probably use ox tongue or ostrich meat to fill them! LOL
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 DD just brought me 36 tamales made by an "auntie" of a lady she works with. Yes they have corn husks and they are delicious! My question is how should I warm them? DD brought them frozen. She nukes them for a minute and then bakes them, I remember my mother getting them at a store and steaming them. Any suggestions on what to do with frozen tamales (pork, chicken and vege) and is there a sauce I can BUY that I won't get kicked off of LP for not making it myself ? Yummmmmmm, we had them for dinner last night and now at 8am, I'm thinking I'd like another.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 You can do any of the three ways you mentioned. After they have been steamed once, they are ready to eat, so if only making for lunch or a quick snack I genrally just microwave mine. Usually only takes 3 or 4 minutes. Personally I don't like to bake them - they tend to get hard, especially if the corn husk is not wrapped real well. We don't use any "sauce", we put a glob of salsa on ours. Maybe Elderp or BigThunder can give you their "red sauce" recipes. LOL!
Originally Posted By Labuda "We never poor sauce over them." Nice to see somoene else who eats tamales the proper way.
Originally Posted By pacomama I like my tamales moist and I don't use sauce so I steam them. My mom and grandma make the best tamales ever, but so far don't have any plans to make them this year. I'll have to fix that. Side note: tamales and poached eggs makes a wonderful breakfast.
